Dell Inspiron 15R (SWITCH) Laptop: Built with you in mind.
The new Inspiron™ 15R features a 39.6 cm (15.6) screen, interchangeable SWITCH lids and up to 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ processors to keep you stylish and connected.

Though things to take into consideration with this lappy:
Nice specs: memory and hard drive and chipset.
Bad sepcs: Low screen resolution, does not have the keyboard backlight (optional)

Shahhere

Yeah. I don't need a backlit keyboard, and don't need an HD screen for anything. Wouldn't expect either of those for only $479.

It's an awesome deal for a general, all purpose, light gaming, laptop.

And the crazy good Z580 Staples deal from August that was only $400 didn't have as big of a hard drive either. And sure, you can always swap in an SSD for the extra boost. Those are cheap these days too. Put the included hard drive in a drive bay and ditch the DVD Rom drive.

Yeah. I don't need a backlit keyboard, and don't need an HD screen for anything. Wouldn't expect either of those for only $479.

It's an awesome deal for a general, all purpose, light gaming, laptop.

And the crazy good Z580 Staples deal from August that was only $400 didn't have as big of a hard drive either. And sure, you can always swap in an SSD for the extra boost. Those are cheap these days too. Put the included hard drive in a drive bay and ditch the DVD Rom drive.

Honestly, with the deals on 3TB externals these days, purchasing an external bay just to house a 2.5" 500GB HDD seems like a waste of desk space to me.

I meant an internal drive bay since I don't think most people use the cd/dvd drive very often these days. I have an external DVD drive I can use if I need to.

Oh, of course, I misread that.

I think most people like having the CD/DVD drive on their desktop computers, especially with the more modern, thinner ultrabooks losing the disc drives. Most people like to have at least one machine on hand that can still read them if they need to.

I think most people like having the CD/DVD drive on their desktop computers, especially with the more modern, thinner ultrabooks losing the disc drives. Most people like to have at least one machine on hand that can still read them if they need to.

Yeah, I totally agree. Having the big drive in an internal bay (so it's always there) lets you get away with a smaller SSD just for the main OS and such and have all the other stuff on the big drive where speed isn't a huge concern. Only time I use my DVD drive is for ripping my movies or something which doesn't happen very often.

All over this, been looking for something to replace my i5 Gateway I got a few years back, plus free 2 day shipping with ShopRunner (also free ), thanks OP! will save me having to do a lot of refreshing on Black Friday

Found a Deal?
Slickdeals is able to share the best deals because of the contributions of users like you! If you found a great deal,
please share it with others by posting in our forums.

First Time?
Welcome to Slickdeals!
Save money here by finding the lowest and cheapest price, best deals and bargains, and hot coupons. We're all about
community driven bargain hunting with thousands of free discounts, promo codes, reviews and price comparisons.

Don't worry, we'll help you find your way. If you haven't already, check out this
user guide
that explains the features of our site.